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🛡️ CVE-2022-32206 — bootstrap-os

🟡 CVSS 6.5 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-770 NVD
6.5
CVSS Score
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Description

curl < 7.84.0 supports "chained" HTTP compression algorithms, meaning that a serverresponse can be compressed multiple times and potentially with different algorithms. The number of acceptable "links" in this "decompression chain" was unbounded, allowing a malicious server to insert a virtually unlimited number of compression steps.The use of such a decompression chain could result in a "malloc bomb", makingcurl end up spending enormous amounts of allocated heap memory, or trying toand returning out of memory errors.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-32206 is classified as CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits. Resources are allocated on request with no cap, so a client can exhaust them.

Affected software

CVE-2022-32206 is recorded against 19 packages.

  • bootstrap-os
  • clustered-data-ontap
  • curl (fixed in 7.84.0)
  • debian-linux
  • element-software
  • fedora
  • h300s-firmware
  • h410s-firmware
  • h500s-firmware
  • h700s-firmware
  • hci-management-node
  • scalance-sc622-2c-firmware (fixed in 3.0)
  • scalance-sc626-2c-firmware (fixed in 3.0)
  • scalance-sc632-2c-firmware (fixed in 3.0)
  • scalance-sc636-2c-firmware (fixed in 3.0)
  • scalance-sc642-2c-firmware (fixed in 3.0)
  • scalance-sc646-2c-firmware (fixed in 3.0)
  • solidfire
  • universal-forwarder

Timeline and source

Published on 7 July 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

seclists.org
seclists.org
www.openwall.com
cert-portal.siemens.com
hackerone.com
lists.debian.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
security.gentoo.org
security.netapp.com
support.apple.com
www.debian.org
seclists.org
seclists.org
www.openwall.com
cert-portal.siemens.com
hackerone.com
lists.debian.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
security.gentoo.org
security.netapp.com
support.apple.com
www.debian.org

Other advisories for this package

bootstrap-os has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits) in other software:

CVE-2022-32206 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE CWE-770
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-07-07
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
bootstrap-os
clustered-data-ontap
curl 7.84.0
debian-linux
element-software
fedora
h300s-firmware
h410s-firmware
h500s-firmware
h700s-firmware
hci-management-node
scalance-sc622-2c-firmware 3.0
scalance-sc626-2c-firmware 3.0
scalance-sc632-2c-firmware 3.0
scalance-sc636-2c-firmware 3.0
scalance-sc642-2c-firmware 3.0
scalance-sc646-2c-firmware 3.0
solidfire
universal-forwarder

References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/15/3
Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://hackerone.com/reports/1570651
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/15/3
Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://hackerone.com/reports/1570651

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